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Temple Hill Primary Academy

3–11Ages
850Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143219URN

St Edmund's Road, Temple Hill, Dartford, DA1 5ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

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148 applications for 72 places · 272nd of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

148 applications · 72 places offered · 67 named it first

2026 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.2; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.2; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.2; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.1; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.0; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.1; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Temple Hill Community Primary and Nursery School (URN 118571), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	72	148	2.1	67	0.93
Sep 2025	69	151	2.2	55	0.80
Sep 2024	81	157	1.9	74	0.91
Sep 2023	100	156	1.6	76	0.76
Sep 2022	92	135	1.5	70	0.76
Sep 2021	115	138	1.2	82	0.71
Sep 2020	95	132	1.4	66	0.69
Sep 2019	119	138	1.2	80	0.67
Sep 2018	119	146	1.2	84	0.71
Sep 2017	106	120	1.1	77	0.73
Sep 2016 *	107	111	1.0	75	0.70
Sep 2015 *	90	101	1.1	61	0.68
Sep 2014 *	60	90	1.5	57	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 67% · Maths 78% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%261st of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	1%	107	106
2023/24	54%	2%	104	105
2022/23	52%	2%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Temple Hill Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
River Mill Primary School
0.5 km · Kent

Good2023

2.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Dartford Bridge Community Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

Good2024

1.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Dartford
1.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
The Gateway Primary Academy
1.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

4.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
The Brent Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Good2024

3.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford
1.6 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford
1.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143219 · 886/2657
Trust: The Golden Thread Alliance
Capacity: 914 pupils · 850 on roll
Free school meals: 41.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Temple Hill Community Primary and Nursery School (URN 118571)
Address: St Edmund's Road, Temple Hill, Dartford, DA1 5ND
Local authority: Kent · Dartford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources